Let's be real - contouring can feel like one of those makeup techniques that looks effortless on beauty gurus but somehow ...

One of the greatest mysteries of makeup is how to contour and highlight based on your face shape. If you're anything like me, these two beauty aspects have confused and haunted me since my early teens ...

The best part about makeup is that it can be completely experimental. Whether you want to go full glam, minimalistic, or even shave a few years off your face, how you appear to the world is completely ...

After a certain amount of time has passed, it becomes embarrassing to ask questions about something seemingly everyone knows everything about, like contouring. If the details of this trend have ...

Any beauty lover will undoubtedly remember the contouring craze of the 2010s. It was a make-up revolution sparked by a single selfie posted by Kim Kardashian, and before we knew it, we were all ...

“Contour is a staple in the beauty world,” Fenty Beauty Global Makeup Artist Priscilla Ono tells ESSENCE. “It’s a technique that defines and sculpts the face by using light and dark shades to ...

Makeup has the incredible power to enhance our features and bring out our natural beauty. One technique that has gained immense popularity in recent years is contouring. By strategically using shadows ...

TikTok has blessed us with many things: iconic audio sounds, viral video memes and even Kylie Jenner's fly friend, Frederick (IYKYK). And there's no lacking when it comes to the beauty side of the app ...

I asked makeup artist Hillary Clark to critique my beauty routine to help minimize my uncertainty. Clark suggested a few improved application techniques and said I can repurpose some of my products. I ...

Contouring simply means using dark and lighter shades of makeup to create shadows and highlight the edges of your face, which can give you a more defined and sculpted finished look. After contouring, ...

There are many things I don't understand in life: electricity, how to change a tire, Miley Cyrus ... and now, clown contouring. Clown contouring, for those of you who don't know, involves using ...

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